James Corbett

Reporting on the intersection of sport, business & politics. Senior Correspondent Off The Pitch. Author, Evertonian, novelist.

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Remember the European Super League - the short lived project involving elite clubs taking more money for themselves and closing off the competition to most other clubs?

Well, it lives on. 🧵

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[Toffeeopolis @Toffeebooks]

Welcome to Toffeeopolis, a new collective of four authors - @GavinBuckland1 @james_corbett @simon22ph & @robsawyer70 . We’ll be writing/producing books about the history of Everton FC and key personalities linked to it.
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Having abandoned Musk's hellsite almost a year ago, just a note to say that you can now find me on Blue Sky - @jamescorbett.bsky.social.

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New Year’s resolution: giving up Twitter.

Not sure how long I’ll stick it out, but as well as being increasingly a mental and physical waste of my energy, the company’s irresponsible new owners make me feel like I’m facilitating a far bigger problem.

Adios!

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@Jim_Keoghan I’d generally agree with that. However the standard in the Premier League is generally much more competitive in the past decade. Being mediocre has never been harder.

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@elliot__ross Sorry - I meant to type that they stopped *answering* questions. Shameless stuff.

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@elliot__ross If, on the other hand, you want to ask serious people about this - @vanish_forever or @NcGeehan may know

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@elliot__ross Ask Brewdog! They were meant to be donating unspecified lager profits to an unspecified human rights organisation. But after the noise subsided they stopped asking questions

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A chef who has become rich selling overpriced steaks to stupid rich people is not only invited by his mate, the FIFA president, to the World Cup final, but given VVIP status and then allowed on the pitch post-match where he pesters Lionel Messi. No words.

[FinKitch @FinKitch]

What’s he doing?! 😂

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@HACKETTREF Would you have booked Martinez ahead of the second shoot out penalty, Keith? That was the one moment where I thought he slipped up.

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Never forget

[Ukraine / Україна @Ukraine]

no matter who wins today, @FIFAcom has already lost

[Sir Geoff Hurst @TheGeoffHurst]

Many congratulations to Mbappe, whatever happens. I've had a great run!

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A pity that one of the greatest games of all time was influenced at its critical juncture by Martinez’s shithousery. He should have been sent off.

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What. Just. Happened? Incredible.

[KKGB @INArteCarloDoss]

Funding secured

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@BrewDogJames Can we have an update about which human rights organisation and how much money you’ll be donating after your Qatar PR stunt last month?

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Can anyone recommend me a reliable minvivan service that’ll do a return route between Manchester Airport and north Liverpool over Christmas?

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@joseph1134564 Thank you. That’s very kind. Please tell all your friends about it!

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@daviddownie17 Happy birthday mate. Hope this year is better for you than the last one. Look forward to seeing you again soon - it’s been far too long (Thanks Covid!)

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@dcsandbrook Ah, a Retch PLC website - the only thing with the power to crash an iPad Pro.

I got as far as you being Brignorth’s most famous son and that the piece was ripped off from the Telegraph